Rating
4.6
100 reviews
Starting price
$3,835
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Founded
2005
Employees
19
RecDesk is the leader in easy-to-use Recreation Management Software. Our cloud-based platform radically simplifies the way recreation organizations work with and manage the information that is important to them. We're trusted by Recreation Departments, Aquatics Centers, Community Centers, HOAs, YMCAs and Boy's & Girls Clubs across 48 states and Canada.
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(100 reviews)
I am a big fan. We've used other, similar software, and we've grown to like RecDesk for the ease of use. Part-timers can pick up the software easy. It is NOT a singular usage program for a community center, though. You will still need space management software and event software - both features of RecDesk are poor.
Pros: Ease of use. RecDesk creates a clear path forward on any task. It allows easy tracking of class rosters. Reporting features are top-notch and simplified for easy auditing and tracking.
Cons: The most challenging aspect of RecDesk is communicating with enrollees. There is no way to communicate directly from an individual, as all communication originates from the institution. Additionally, I am not a huge fan of the design of RecDesk, as it feels very dated.
Bill P. · Executive Director · Non-Profit Organization Management · September 29, 2025
RecDesk is a great tool to have if you are over park registration, park league, and any rental areas. Registrations turn into park leagues with a few click. You can ever get a computer generated schedule based off your requirements. We also use it to rent out our community center and it has made that process easier as well.
Pros: I love that documents can be placed on a member so that the customer never has to bring the same paperwork over and over. I love how simple it is to create a league from program registration.
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| Category | Page | Rank | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parks and Recreation | 1 | 11 | - |
| Association Management | 2 | 15 |
Domain confidence 90%
Lori L. · Asst · Government Relations · January 31, 2025
RecDesk has filled our needs seamlessly. We are faster and more efficient in our processes and only use around 40% of the programs capabilities.
Pros: Ease of use, learning the program was intuitive and efficient, easy to realize and correct user mistakes. The support I've needed was quick and solved the issues.
Cons: That I'm the only administrator. I wish that I had more staff that I can assign to the program. I have not had any issues with RecDesk.
peter c. · Director · Recreational Facilities and Services · August 21, 2024
Excellent! The RecDesk team helped our department meet our deadline to go live and have been available to answer all our questions. Thanks to [sensitive content hidden] for all their assistance!
Pros: Simplicity for the entire staff to learn and helpfulness of the staff!
Cons: Getting PCI compliant with Clover Connect
Rick M. · Parks and Recreation Director · Government Administration · August 13, 2024
I have been using recdesk to register my family for camps and other activities
Pros: It was easy to access and set up an account
Cons: It was difficult to find some of the activities or programs because they were not in order by date and the registration fee was not on recdesk when I first registered my grandson.
Evelyn M. · Recreation Leader · Arts and Crafts · August 1, 2024
Overall, I enjoy RecDesk. It makes it easy to track programming revenue, print daily reports, and create reservations.
Pros: I like how easy RecDesk is to use and understand. The support team does a great job of providing training videos and answering questions quickly.
Cons: I do not like that for every transaction, users need to create an account to register for a program or reserve a site. Some community members find it to be a hassle, but it is easy to make an account.
Kendyle A. · Executive Administrator · Recreational Facilities and Services · August 1, 2024
Pros: We like the simplicity use cases of RecDesk on the Admin Side
Cons: Community Side, there's a little too much going on; We wish that their was a community member training that we can give to parents; - Not having Discount Codes; and forcing organizations to put Fees online even if people have scholarships - No true Scholarship features (and we have to create workarounds) it would be nice if we put them in a scholarship everything we select would automatically fix or adjust pricing - Administrative Burdens: A lot of things in RecDesk can not be customized to the organization's needs, and we wish that we got to sit down with one of the Software developers and let them know our needs as an organization.
Roy B. · Director of Operations · Non-Profit Organization Management · July 29, 2024
Pros: The simplicity of the software and it is easy to use
Cons: Sometimes I forget how to do things but otherwise the software is user friendly
Aidan S. · League program coordinator · Sports · July 29, 2024
Pros: Ease of using and able to navigate the site
Cons: There is nothing I disliked about Rec Desk
Toni R. · Instructor · Recreational Facilities and Services · July 23, 2024
Very user friendly for an older demographic, the reports for G/l are so easy to use. Payment reconciliation very easy.
Pros: It is very user friendly for an older demographic
Cons: time consuming entering information for programs
pioneer R. · lifestyle advisor · Events Services · April 23, 2024
Pros: When I am using recDecks I love how organized all of the tabs are.
Cons: There aren't enough short cuts. I also would like an easier process to give credits to accounts.
tanella r. · Recreations Assistant · Consumer Services · April 18, 2024
Overall, it is a great system for point of sale and keeping a database of people. I have at least 20 events running simultaneously, and it is easy easy to use for a older demographic.
Pros: Anytime I need support. Someone answers me quickly.
Cons: I wish I had more control over the administrative side of widgets
Patty G. · Director · Facilities Services · April 17, 2024
Pros: I love how easy it is to keep track of memberships, members and programs!
Cons: I would like to have a discount option in the POS feature. It would also be nice to be able to pick and choose staff permissions (a la carte style)
Carrie F. · Executive Director · Recreational Facilities and Services · April 17, 2024
We love working with this system. It has opened our programming to so many more members of our community and created an ease of use that helps our staff serve.
Pros: The ability to reach more customers and the ease of organizing programs.
Cons: The reporting options are limited for some of our needs.
Veronica K. · Executive Administrator · Recreational Facilities and Services · April 17, 2024
Pros: Rec Desk provides a master calendar which is very helpful when planning programs. There are multiple programmers who offer programs in several buildings and outdoor locations.
Cons: I do not find the payment feature user friendly, especially when a participant has a credit.
Erin M. · Senior Services Manager · Recreational Facilities and Services · April 17, 2024
RecDesk has helped us modernize from paper & pen, to online scheduling, invoicing and communications. Scheduling facilities is more efficient using RecDesk too.
Pros: Blasting out email communications is so easy with RecDesk! We can email the entire community, or a specific roster. RecDesk is real time so if someone in the office makes a change, anyone logging in anywhere can see it immediately. Registrations on-line are very smooth and easy to set-up. The customer support is great. We have a wonderful go-to person. There are helpful tips and FAQs but we have a person to help us out.
Cons: As an administrator, I cannot think of anything that is truly a con.
Ginger F. · Office Clerk · Government Administration · April 16, 2024
From the beginning using this new system was so much easier and user friendly than our old system.
Pros: Ease of payment and registrations. Ease of reporting. Support is very fast and helpful.
Cons: Wish more of our old data exported into RecDesk was able to be transitioned, like postal codes.
Cathy H. · Program and Resource Development Manager · Non-Profit Organization Management · April 12, 2024
I have had an abundantly positive experience with Rec Desk. The system is easy to learn, and we are given all the right resources to make the process happen. My positive experience is especially attributed to the team of people who make it all happen! I have always had a contact that was reachable by the send of an email or the schedule of a meeting. I have not once felt like I was left to fend for myself, even when it came to fixing the most minor technical errors. Knowing I can rely on the Rec Desk team to assist me in my programming efforts has really impacted my experience in a positive way!
Pros: I love the ease of organization and communication. Prior to Rec Desk I spent lots of time digging for information through rosters and spread sheets. Rec Desk keeps important information at an arm's reach and easy to organize or reorganize as needed!
Cons: I do not like the how "as is" Rec Desk comes. I would hope for more customizable features. Such as changing information in rosters, giving the directors a choice on what can be made mandatory or non-mandatory, and a more flexible instructor's page. I would also like to see more options for displaying programs and events and their advertisements.
Becca M. · Deputy Recreation Director · Recreational Facilities and Services · March 28, 2024
Pros: The ease of learning the program, the ease of using the program.
Cons: At this point I don't have any issues that cause me to have a dislike.
Julie S. · Leisure Coordinator · Recreational Facilities and Services · February 2, 2024
Great so far, helpful and appears easy to use.
Pros: Efficiency, reduces calls and foot traffic in the office. Online reservations, registrations and memberships.
Cons: Building the program because it is a lot but we knew we would have to do that to make it specific to our organization.
Lanny C. · Director · Recreational Facilities and Services · February 2, 2024
Pros: RecDesk is really simple and easy to use from both the standpoint of the administrator and the user. It has many great functions that are helpful for exporting and organizing data.
Cons: One downside is that RecDesk is not as visually appealing/up to date as other sites in terms of graphics and visuals.
Lauren B. · Recreation Director · Non-Profit Organization Management · January 29, 2024
My overall experience is it provides great quality of conduct with each person accounting for as well as detailed information about that person.
Pros: I like the way RecDesk provide the information needed for participants and staff in case of any emergency. The fact that you keep and accurate number of everyone that enters the building.
Cons: The least thing about RecDesk is sometimes it duplicates the same person with the same information.
Beverly R. · Recreation Leader · Recreational Facilities and Services · January 29, 2024
Great experience. I appreciate the filtering system as well. Thank you!
Pros: Easy, simple and organized. I like how I can export items needed and unselect ones I don't.
Cons: Takes a while but as long as you can read it's manageable.
Indiana R. · Bookkeeper · Education Management · January 25, 2024
I overall like recdesk, its fairly easy to navigate.
Pros: I like that its user friendly when you actually know the website, initially its pretty confusing. It helps streamline our programs which is very benefitial.
Cons: Rec Deck is missing alot of features that seem fairly standard with any program and we have put in requests to get things added/ new features added with no success or follow up.
Laurie P. · Health and Wellness Director · Non-Profit Organization Management · January 25, 2024
Rec Desk has allowed us to track our financial impact of our recreation programs more accurately and honestly. We believe our recreation program has grown drastically because we now have online registration. We have even been able to add an adult pickleball league because Rec Desk makes it so easy to register and communicate with participants and coaches!
Pros: We can now allow online sign up for programs and accept credit/debit card payments! We love the built-in POS service for our concessions. It also allows us to track the usage of our facilities much better than the membership database software that we had previously. We have also been able to transition to online reservations for all of our rental facilities, which saves so much time and paperwork and eliminates human error as well as the amount of cash changing hands.
Cons: $89
Shellie O. · Events Director · Government Administration · January 24, 2024
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| Fitness | 2 | 36 | Shortlist |
| Membership Management | 3 | 10 | Shortlist |